Charles Brandon Kenney, 29, of the 2200 block of Harwood Avenue, Upper Darby, was identified as the suspected bandit after a composite sketch was released by authorities. An arrest warrant was issued for him on Wednesday, as well as a countywide police alert.

UPPER DARBY — The girlfriend of the man accused of a string of convenience store armed robberies has been identified and named as an accomplice, police said.

Jennifer Ciarrocchi, 33, of the 2400 block of Township Line Road, Havertown, the alleged getaway driver, faces companion charges for her involvement in the crimes, according to police.

Charles Brandon Kenney, 29, of the 2200 block of Harwood Avenue, Upper Darby, was identified as the suspected bandit after a composite sketch was released by authorities. An arrest warrant was issued for him on Wednesday, as well as a countywide police alert.

He and Ciarrocchi were captured Wednesday by Tinicum police at the Motel 6 in Essington.

At that time, Kenney was arrested without incident and returned to Upper Darby police headquarters. Ciarrocchi was brought in for questioning and later charged as an accomplice.

Police say Ciarrocchi used her car, a 1997 four-door black Nissan Altima, to drive Kenney to numerous stores from Oct. 19 through Tuesday for holdups in Upper Darby, Havertown, Springfield, and Marple.

Charges are pending in the other towns.

Upper Darby police said Ciarrocchi admitted driving the getaway car in the three Upper Darby holdups: Two at the Swiss Farms Store on State Road Oct. 26 and 31, and at Hollywood Tans, 1049 Pontiac Road, on Oct. 30.

“(Ciarrocchi) stated they went to Kensington after each robbery to purchase dope,” Criminal Investigator Edward Silberstein wrote in the affidavit.

Police Superintendent Michael Chitwood had suspected the robber was a drug addict in need of money to support his habit.

Kenney was arraigned Wednesday for the three robberies in Upper Darby and jailed in lieu of $250,000 cash.

Ciarrocchi was arraigned Thursday on identical charges, including three counts each of robbery and firearm not to be carried without a license and five counts each of simple assault, aggravated assault, reckless endangerment, terroristic threats, harassment, theft, receiving stolen property and prohibitive offensive weapons.

Her bail was set at 10 percent of $100,000.

Preliminary hearings for the pair are scheduled for Nov. 13 in district court.